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I use this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00064BCPM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Waterproof, fast, and accurate. It's been going for over a year with double duty (cooking and homebrewing) on the same battery.

Haven't brewed it yet. It's on my schedule for the end of this month, so it's fresh for the summer months. I'll post a review when it's all done.

I toss it in with irish moss/whirfloc @ 15 minutes to go on the boil.

Trying my hand at a hoppy American wheat with rye. I feel good about the malt bill, but not sure about the hops. Any feedback would be appreciated. It is 5g batch. 4 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.0 SRM) Grain 44.67 % 2 lbs 4.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 22.33 % 2 lbs 4.0 oz White...

41,068 + 5g American Stout = 41,073.

In addition to stirring it up, also warm it up some. For the forum, assuming OP has a ton of unfermentable sugars, would adding some amylase enzyme help break them down? I tried using it once with a stuck barleywine with limited success, but never on a wheat.

I think we need more info: What is the intended brew? Recipe? OG? How long has it been fermenting? With more info, someone here should be able to help.

Wings - what a great idea!! I have the 15g version with the steamer basket that I was just considering selling on Craigslist because I never use it for brewing. I'm keeping it now.

Poor Richard's Ale.

27,866 + 6g Union Jack clone = 27,872.

I mash thin, at 2 quarts/pound. I get higher efficiency and find it easier to hit the mash temp. If you have the space in your mash tun, I definitely recommend a thinner mash. 152F-ish should be perfect.

I usually dry hop in the secondary, just so I can be sure the lees are not interfering with that hoppy goodness. However, you can certainly dry hop in the primary. Just time your hop addition to 7-10 days before racking to a secondary or bottling (i.e., in general, that's about as long as you...

Thanks for all the feedback. I decided on the Ultraship 35. In case anyone else is in the market for one, found it on Amazon for about $35, including an AC adapter and shipping: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ICRFQ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20.

I've been using an Escali Primo for grain and hops. For grain, that means weighing even the base grain in batches, since the Primo is limited to 11#. I'm seriously considering picking up a second scale for the grain, big enough to support a bucket. The question is digital or analog? Does...